Julie Collins will return to the Agriculture portfolio as Murray Watt moves to Employment and Workplace Relations in a ministerial reshuffle announced this afternoon.
Agriculture
Posted inAgriculture, Legal
Roundup does not cause cancer, judge finds
Popular weed killer Roundup does not cause cancer, an Australian Federal Court judge has found in a landmark judgment.
Posted inAgriculture, National News
Woolies denies sending spy after farmers oust employee
Woolworths says it was a misunderstanding after and employee was removed from NSW Farmers conference, accused of spying on producers.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Local politics
“Make the buggers pay”: NSW Farmers debates forcing renewable projects to fund local councils
NSW Farmers have voted to have renewable energy projects forced to entirely – and exclusively – fund local councils.
Posted inAgriculture
New Englanders re-elected at NSW Farmers conference
New England farmers continue their dominance in the leadership of NSW Farmers following board elections on the first day of the Annual General Conference.
Posted inAgriculture, General News, What's on
NSW Farmers conference starts today
Farmers from all corners of the state will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the energy transition and feeding the future.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy, Federal Politics
Labor ag ministers raise ‘serious’ concern over nuclear plans
The nation’s agriculture ministers say there is too much uncertainty about how the federal opposition’s nuclear reactor proposal would affect food production.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events, General News
Farm kids get their hands dirty, but safety comes first
The balance of showing kids the beauty of farm life while keeping them safe is the focus of Farm Safety Week, as 12 per cent of injuries involve children.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, NSW Politics
New nature strategy calls for overhaul of laws, LLS, and concerns farmers
NSW Farmers have warned the new NSW Nature Strategy announced today must not be used to restrict food and fibre production.
Posted inAgriculture
Busy two days for NSW Farmers Annual Conference next week
A jam packed agenda is in store next week as the state’s peak farming body holds their annual general conference in Sydney.